Heard about this on NPR today - so many toxic chemicals in car seats, and probably sitting in a hot car lets them leach even more. Makes me not love my Britax Roundabout 55 so much anymore - seems like Britax gets pretty bad marks in this study. Ugh.

True, no way around it. I guess I could be less lazy about actually pulling my car into the garage where it is cooler/shady rather than sometimes parking in the driveway - I don't know if that would make a difference. And I may consult the list when I go to buy a new car seat.

I commented on the FB post that Today made about keeping kids RFing to the max, and some lady keeps pointing out that my kid will have a broken leg in an accident, even though I keep pointing out that hers could have BROKEN NECKS. She keeps bring the the legs though! How can you even compare the two?!

To me it is a "lesser of two evils" situation. When my kids are in their seats, the buckles aren't even able to touch them, let alone go in their mouths. Is lead absorbed through touch? I'd rather keep them safe from thousands of lbs of speeding vehicles on the roadway than obsess over chemicals. not using a car seat as a stand against chemicals is cutting off your nose to spite your face.